Do you do both?

Okay so it is easier for my babysitter to do disposable and walking around with a comb diaper just doesn't appeal to me. So we are only using cloth at home (which we are at home a lot) do you ladies do that too or should I just suck it up and travel with them? If so how do you suggest storing the stinky buggers? I want this investment to be cost effective and I know that nights and weekends over the next few years WILL save us money but I need some reassurance. Any help.

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Okay so it is easier for my babysitter to do disposable and walking around with a comb diaper just doesn't appeal to me. So we are only using cloth at home (which we are at home a lot) do you ladies do that too or should I just suck it up and travel with them? If so how do you suggest storing the stinky buggers? I want this investment to be cost effective and I know that nights and weekends over the next few years WILL save us money but I need some reassurance. Any help.

Tone: requesting info, not wanting to be judged because of disposable usage

you're not alone in using both. we do. sposies at daycare, cloth at home (mostly). somedays i'm just lazy or whatever & use disposables at home for no other reason than i just do. when i'm feeling lazy i try to use gdiapers w/ the flushable insert, but still don't always. when we have traveled i go think about how long we are going to be gone & will i be able to wash, pack enough, etc.

i ditto the planet wise wet bags. we have a hanging one at home & a smaller one for the diaper bag. i've been very happy w/ them.

you're not alone in using both. we do. sposies at daycare, cloth at home (mostly). somedays i'm just lazy or whatever & use disposables at home for no other reason than i just do. when i'm feeling lazy i try to use gdiapers w/ the flushable insert, but still don't always. when we have traveled i go think about how long we are going to be gone & will i be able to wash, pack enough, etc.

i ditto the planet wise wet bags. we have a hanging one at home & a smaller one for the diaper bag. i've been very happy w/ them.

We have alot of sposies, but I only use them when I'm washing her diapers. I only wash them once a week, so it's an all day sort of thing. I feel so insecure when she has the disposables on, because there so small, I like her cloth booty!

We have alot of sposies, but I only use them when I'm washing her diapers. I only wash them once a week, so it's an all day sort of thing. I feel so insecure when she has the disposables on, because there so small, I like her cloth booty!

I do both. If DS has a really bad rash I'll put him in sposie to use stronger diaper creams than I can use with cloth. I also usually use Huggies overnights for night. I tried Happy Hempys at night and they work great but my son was getting a rash from ammonia/detergent build up and I havent switched back to cloth at night yet after washing. I always used sposies out of the house but am just now using cloth but my DS can go for longer periods of wearing them because hes almost 2 so I dont have to worry about changing while out unless he poops.

I do both. If DS has a really bad rash I'll put him in sposie to use stronger diaper creams than I can use with cloth. I also usually use Huggies overnights for night. I tried Happy Hempys at night and they work great but my son was getting a rash from ammonia/detergent build up and I havent switched back to cloth at night yet after washing. I always used sposies out of the house but am just now using cloth but my DS can go for longer periods of wearing them because hes almost 2 so I dont have to worry about changing while out unless he poops.

I use cloth all the time. Even when we are out. I just put the dirty diaper in the ziploc bag and bring it home. Unless we are out all day long and I would run out of space in the diaper bag. One or two fit just fine. My baby sitters all use the cloth diapers (grandparents and aunt) and I just send along a separate diaper bag since I can't fit them all in the one. The only person who doesn't use the cloth diapers is my mother-in-law and she claims it's becasue disposables are easier. However, we use pro-rap covers and I don't even ask that she rinse anything out... just that she toss the diaper and cover right into the ziploc bag! She just likes to buy stuff for Aiden and that is why she is doing it not because it is really easier. We've never had a problem with stinky diapers but Aiden hasn't started solids yet either. Good luck!

I use cloth all the time. Even when we are out. I just put the dirty diaper in the ziploc bag and bring it home. Unless we are out all day long and I would run out of space in the diaper bag. One or two fit just fine. My baby sitters all use the cloth diapers (grandparents and aunt) and I just send along a separate diaper bag since I can't fit them all in the one. The only person who doesn't use the cloth diapers is my mother-in-law and she claims it's becasue disposables are easier. However, we use pro-rap covers and I don't even ask that she rinse anything out... just that she toss the diaper and cover right into the ziploc bag! She just likes to buy stuff for Aiden and that is why she is doing it not because it is really easier. We've never had a problem with stinky diapers but Aiden hasn't started solids yet either. Good luck!

We've tried outings in cloth w/varying success. Depends on the length of the outing because we can only fit two BG 3.0 in the diaper bag once wipes, clothes, etc are in the bag. We got some arm & hammer bags for disposables but I'm using them for dirty cloth diapers while we are out.That said, yesterday we were in gdiapers since we were out for 6+ hours.Ya gotta do what works for you and your family.

Oh I forgot to mention since Desitin is a no-no for the BG, he's in gdiapers if he gets diaper rash.

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We've tried outings in cloth w/varying success. Depends on the length of the outing because we can only fit two BG 3.0 in the diaper bag once wipes, clothes, etc are in the bag. We got some arm & hammer bags for disposables but I'm using them for dirty cloth diapers while we are out.That said, yesterday we were in gdiapers since we were out for 6+ hours.Ya gotta do what works for you and your family.

Oh I forgot to mention since Desitin is a no-no for the BG, he's in gdiapers if he gets diaper rash.

We use gallon size ziplock bags. I keep two of them in the diaper bag for dirties. I have considered buying a nice zippered wetbag, but don't want to spend the money and be disappointed and end up going back to ziplock...

We use gallon size ziplock bags. I keep two of them in the diaper bag for dirties. I have considered buying a nice zippered wetbag, but don't want to spend the money and be disappointed and end up going back to ziplock...

We travel with cloth. When i change a REALLY stinky diaper I put it in a plastic grocery bag and then in to a plastic baggy that sheets came in. The pee bags just go into the plastic baggy that sheets came in. This works for us. Hopefully you can fing your grove.

I am by no means a green momma so I really cant judge. Srry Ladies!!!

We travel with cloth. When i change a REALLY stinky diaper I put it in a plastic grocery bag and then in to a plastic baggy that sheets came in. The pee bags just go into the plastic baggy that sheets came in. This works for us. Hopefully you can fing your grove.

I have a small wet-bag for just around town diaper changes. For trips or longer outings I have a PlanetWise Wet-Dry bag. We CD'd at the birth center and all the diapers went in in the Wet-Dry bag and came home in the Wet-Dry bag. The clean diapers in the non-lined part and the dirty in the lined part. I'm EBF so I don't have to worry about shaking/washing out poop just yet so I just dump the bag straight into the wash. I shake the bag into my machine to empty it then just toss it in with the diaps.

I have a small wet-bag for just around town diaper changes. For trips or longer outings I have a PlanetWise Wet-Dry bag. We CD'd at the birth center and all the diapers went in in the Wet-Dry bag and came home in the Wet-Dry bag. The clean diapers in the non-lined part and the dirty in the lined part. I'm EBF so I don't have to worry about shaking/washing out poop just yet so I just dump the bag straight into the wash. I shake the bag into my machine to empty it then just toss it in with the diaps.

We do cloth 99% of the time. I keep some 7th gen on hand (they are the only disposable that doesn't give my son an instant rash) for times when the washers are all full at our apartment's laundry room.

For travel/going on I have 2 wet bags that I bought (zippered top). I also keep a small Rubbermaid style box in the drunk for times when we are going to be out all day. I'll empty the wet bag after a few diaper changes in the box, switch out bag and let the other dry out in the drunk.

We do cloth 99% of the time. I keep some 7th gen on hand (they are the only disposable that doesn't give my son an instant rash) for times when the washers are all full at our apartment's laundry room.

For travel/going on I have 2 wet bags that I bought (zippered top). I also keep a small Rubbermaid style box in the drunk for times when we are going to be out all day. I'll empty the wet bag after a few diaper changes in the box, switch out bag and let the other dry out in the drunk.

When Rachel was first born, we used both. We would use disposables when we were out, or if my parents were over, I would leave them cloth diapers and disposable diapers and tell them to feel free to use whichever they wanted to. With time though, my parents have figured out our prefolds and use them instead of disposables and we have gotten more comfortable with CDing, so we pretty much always use them when out and about now and just store them in a wetbag. We EC though, so we tend to not have many dirty diapers. In a pinch, when I have forgotten the wetbag, we have just used a plastic grocery bag to store the ditry guys. The only exceptions are if we are flying (we live in Hawaii, so flying means at least 12 hours of travel) or spending all day hiking and then we usually use sposies because space is at a premium.

When Rachel was first born, we used both. We would use disposables when we were out, or if my parents were over, I would leave them cloth diapers and disposable diapers and tell them to feel free to use whichever they wanted to. With time though, my parents have figured out our prefolds and use them instead of disposables and we have gotten more comfortable with CDing, so we pretty much always use them when out and about now and just store them in a wetbag. We EC though, so we tend to not have many dirty diapers. In a pinch, when I have forgotten the wetbag, we have just used a plastic grocery bag to store the ditry guys. The only exceptions are if we are flying (we live in Hawaii, so flying means at least 12 hours of travel) or spending all day hiking and then we usually use sposies because space is at a premium.

Gosh your so horrible for using sposies lol. I use sposies every once in a while. We have them on hand for my mom. (Which translates into us using them more.) Some weeks were 100% cloth others we use the flushable Gs sometimes we just the huggies organic. We have weeks where we were 100% sposies and weeks where we use whatever we can get the easiest. We are going to a wedding in WI for like 5 days in Dec. I am going to use sposies. Or Gs.. I am not quite sure yet. It would be kind of a pain to do cloth. We could work it out but it would be a pain..

Gosh your so horrible for using sposies lol. I use sposies every once in a while. We have them on hand for my mom. (Which translates into us using them more.) Some weeks were 100% cloth others we use the flushable Gs sometimes we just the huggies organic. We have weeks where we were 100% sposies and weeks where we use whatever we can get the easiest. We are going to a wedding in WI for like 5 days in Dec. I am going to use sposies. Or Gs.. I am not quite sure yet. It would be kind of a pain to do cloth. We could work it out but it would be a pain..

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